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Is Internal Link Juicer safe?

Improve your SEO and your user experience through internal linkbuilding. Automated links between your posts based on a smart keyword configuration.

What this plugin does

  • Slug: internal-links
  • Author: David Anderson / Team Updraft
  • 90000+ active installs
  • 94/100 rating (531 reviews on wordpress.org)
  • 1454910 all-time downloads
  • On WordPress.org since 2018-09-22

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Maintenance status

  • Last updated: 2026-03-25 10:40am GMT
  • Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.2
  • Requires PHP: 7.1.0+
  • Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4

Known vulnerabilities

4 known CVEs on file for Internal Link Juicer. Reported between 2022 and 2026.

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-13362 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 2.25.2 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 2.25.2 2.25.2 2026-04-30
CVE-2024-37941 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 2.24.4 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Medium 4.3 < 2.24.4 2.24.4 2024-07-09
CVE-2024-0657 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 2.23.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 2.23.5 2.23.5 2024-02-08
CVE-2023-33999 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 2.23.2 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') High 7.1 < 2.23.2 2.23.2 2023-07-18
Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 1.3.0 Missing Authorization Medium 6.3 < 1.3.0 1.3.0 2022-03-04
Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 1.3.0.1 Unknown < 1.3.0.1 1.3.0.1 2022-02-28
Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress [internal-links] < 1.3.0.1 Unknown < 1.3.0.1 1.3.0.1 2022-02-28

CVE-2024-13362

Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the url parameter in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2024-37941

The Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.24.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ilj_rebuild_index and ilj_render_batch_info functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger these functions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Source: Wordfence

CVE-2024-0657

Update the WordPress Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.23.5). Sh discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.23.5. Have additional information or questions about this entry? Get in touch.

Source: Patchstack

CVE-2023-33999

Update the plugin to the latest version. Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack) discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.23.2.

Source: Patchstack

How to fix it

Update this plugin to the latest release from wordpress.org — each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in") when one is on file.

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